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Mansa Devi shrine board collects Rs 15 lakh on Navratra Day 1
The Mansa Devi shrine board collected Rs 14.94 lakh in donations from the Mansa Devi temple at Panchkula and Kali Mata temple at Kalka on the first day of navratra on Saturday.
The Mansa Devi shrine board collected Rs 14.94 lakh in donations from the Mansa Devi temple at Panchkula and Kali Mata temple at Kalka on the first day of navratra on Saturday.
According to the shrine board officials, about 45,000 devotees visited the Mansa Devi temple on the first day and donated Rs 10.29 lakh. At the Kali Mata temple, about 25,000 devotees visited and donated Rs 4.65 lakh.
“A total of 45 silver ornaments were also donated at the Mansa Devi temple along with 60 Canadian dollars and US $5,” said VG Goel, chief executive officer of the Mansa Devi shrine board.
Meanwhile, Haryana governor Kaptan Singh Solanki visited the Mansa Devi temple and offered prayers. He also wished for prosperity and happiness of the people of the state.
The governor also inaugurated a free medical camp and went around an exhibition organised by the Ayush department. He said that the ambitious ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ programme was yielding encouraging results. Appreciating the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army recently, the governor said that such a display of might was the need of the hour.
He said that while the Indian philosophy is to live and let live in peace, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, through the strikes, had given a strong message to Pakistan and the rest of the world. Ambala MP Ratan Lal Kataria and local MLA Gian Chand Gupta were also present.
